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Check Out Pippal, San Francisco’s Newest Hot Spot

Chilled Magazine

Recently launched in Emeryville, Pippal’s beverage program is a celebration of India as seen through the eyes of the team’s creative lead bartender, Izler Thomas. Every cocktail on the menu pays homage to a specific heritage property in India, and incorporates flavor profiles that reflect the ingredients found in that region.

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Imbibe 75 Person to Watch: Daddy Long Legs

Imbibe Magazine

He said, ‘I want to make you my lead bartender, because you have a culinary background and a palate, and you know how to build flavors,’” he says. And he took me under his wing, and taught me about bartending.”

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Check Out Pippal, San Francisco’s Newest Hot Spot

Chilled Magazine

Recently launched in Emeryville, Pippal’s beverage program is a celebration of India as seen through the eyes of the team’s creative lead bartender, Izler Thomas. Every cocktail on the menu pays homage to a specific heritage property in India, and incorporates flavor profiles that reflect the ingredients found in that region.

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We Ask Bartender Sara Chaudhuri about Using her Graphic Design Background in Cocktail Creation

Chilled Magazine

Sara Chaudhuri, Lead Bartender at the One Michelin-starred Bresca and a Tales of the Cocktail Top 10 Semifinalist, leverages her background in graphic design to craft Bresca’s Ethos cocktail menu, blending life experiences with nostalgia and sentiment through unique ingredients.

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How It Started: Elixir Saloon

Imbibe Magazine

Our lead bartender Nick Madden is on six years now. We also just put out our Greatest Hits, Volume 1 menu featuring some of our most successful recipes. My team loyalty is baffling. Our two general managers, Shea Shawnson and Nick DesEnfants, have been with me for 16 years.

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Elements: Cocchi Americano Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Alfredo’s Favorite At Artusi in Seattle, lead bartender Christian Nguyen uses the rosa version in the Alfredo’s Favorite. But similarities don’t imply sameness, and the flavorful differences between vermouth and Americano mean curious drinkers have more options from which to choose. 1 1/2 oz.

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Elements: Pandan Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Pandan is strong and will stand out in cocktails, but also subtle enough that it can still let the spirit shine,” says Alex Law, lead bartender for Bar Podmore in Honolulu. “It This superpower gives it incredible versatility—whether in an indulgent dessert drink or a light, unfussy highball.

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